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About this job
Position Information
Francis Greenway High School is an inclusive comprehensive secondary school with a Support Unit. The student population continues to grow with a current enrolment of 750 students. 7% of students have a background where English is an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) and 20% identify as having an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. The school forms part of the Gateway Learning Community of schools who, as a group, provide a continuous path of learning for all students.
Students are provided challenge and support to reach their educational potential, including targeted strategies to support high potential and gifted students. Students engage in a variety of extracurricular activities in sport, science, culture, the arts, drama, music and leadership. The student body are represented in decision making processes across the school through both the Student Voice Team and the Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group. A strong wellbeing focus is based on clear, consistent and fair boundaries, high expectations and individual recognition of success.
The school values the support of its community. We have fostered strong partnerships with universities, cultural institutions, business and industry, and community groups. Our Parent and Citizens body is a highly supportive group involved in the decision-making process and the operation of our school canteen. The Maitland Local AECG is a valuable consultative body which supports our Junior AECG and implementation of the Aboriginal education policy.
Specific Selection Criteria
- Approval to teach Technology Mandatory and Industrial Technology Timber. Approval to teach or preparedness to undertake VET teacher training in Construction providing the qualification entry benchmark is met.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Educational Policies with the capacity to embed Aboriginal perspectives that engage and increase all students' knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal peoples.
- Demonstrated capacity to design and implement Stage 4 Technology Mandatory, Stage 5 and 6 Industrial Technology Timber programs that reflect the needs of students and a deep understanding of assessment and feedback in supporting improved student outcomes.
Conditions
An unconditional full approval to teach is a requirement. If you do not hold a full approval to teach with the NSW Department of Education, you are required to commence the application process at the same time as you apply for this teaching opportunity.
Special Notes
Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.
About the NSW Department of Education
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion
New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format.